Luetta Maxine Bottem

Luetta Maxine Bottem, age 84, of St. James died on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at

Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James.

St. James Plaindealer - St. James, MN

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Posted Jul. 2, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 2, 2012 at 1:16 AM

Posted Jul. 2, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 2, 2012 at 1:16 AM

St. James, Minn.

Luetta Maxine Bottem, age 84, of St. James died on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James surrounded by her loved ones. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Friday, July 6, 2012, at Albion Lutheran Church of rural St. James with Rev. Robert Springer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James on Thursday from 4:30 until 7:30 p.m. and at the church an hour before services on Friday. You may send the family condolences online at www.sturmfh.com. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in St. James.

She was born Feb. 26, 1928 in St. James, to Albin and Irene (Lundstrom) Berggren. She graduated from St. James High School in 1946. On June 5, 1953, she married Telford Bottem at the Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James. They farmed in Albin Township, Brown County until they retired in 1983 and moved to St. James.

Luetta was a wife, mother and homemaker. She was very active at Albion Lutheran Church as a Sunday School teacher, church secretary, stitched quilts and held various offices for the Albion Church woman's group. She was a bookkeeper at Godahl Store for many years. Her hobbies consisted of bowling, fishing, crossword puzzles and playing solitaire on the computer. She also loved going on trips.